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Shipyards Night Market. Photo: Destination Vancouver/Vision Event Photography Inc.
With the return of warmer weather, it’s market season in Vancouver. Shop for fresh produce, handmade goods, delicious food and more from local vendors at farmers’ markets, craft markets, and community markets.
Photo: Richmond Night Market
This summer promises to be an amazing one in Vancouver, with popular events returning and new ones in the works. Going to a market promises so much fun: happy people milling about, artisan goods to browse, and great food and drink to enjoy.
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Eat, Drink, and Shop at Lively Vancouver Markets this Summer
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There’s no other way of saying it, the Richmond Night Market is epic.
First founded in 2000 by entrepreneur Raymond Cheung, the Richmond Night Market has grown from modest beginnings since its first location at the Continental Centre on Cambie Road.
Now, the Richmond Night Market is the largest Night Market in North America and has become an international attraction, attracting over 1 million visitors each year.
The opening date of this hotly anticipated annual event is fast approaching and we can’t help but get excited for an upcoming summer of food, shopping, and entertainment! In anticipation of the event, let’s take a look at some of the top 5 things to discover once the Richmond Night Market opens for the 2019 season!
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5 reasons to discover the Richmond Night Market (opening May 10!)
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Summer in Vancouver isn’t complete without a visit or two (or five) to the extremely popular Richmond Night Market, which returns for the 2018 season on Friday, May 11.
The weekly market is held from Friday to Sunday nights (and on holidays) and attracts huge crowds; typically around 30,000 visitors check out the market each night. The Richmond Night Market is known for its endless rows of food stands, nightly entertainment, and as being one of the best places to buy cheap, funny socks in Vancouver.
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Richmond Night Market Officially Opens for the 2018 Summer Season
Feast on a festival of spot prawns, marvel at a program of ballet, revel in a talk from an astronaut, and learn to weave from a Coast Salish Chief. You could to absolutely every one of these things this weekend – and more. This is also the last weekend of the Opera Festival, Vancouver Bird Week, and DOXA – so catch them while you can!
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Things to Do in Vancouver This Weekend: May 11, 2017
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It wouldn’t be a summer in Vancouver without a trip to a night market. We’re lucky to be spoiled with choice in our city with three amazing and diverse night markets to choose from – all a short distance from Downtown. If it’s exotic food you’re looking for, the Richmond Night Market has over 100 booths to tempt your tastebuds. Partial to food trucks and beer gardens? North Vancouver might have your new favourite Friday night hang out. Rather see a market that truly lights up the night? The Illumination Night Market may be what you’re after.
We’ve put together the essential details you’ll need to know about each night market below. If you can’t decide which one to go to, why not check them all out!? But hurry, you only have three more months of summer left! (You know those months are going to fly by). Check out your guide to the 2017 summer night markets in Vancouver below:
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Your Guide to the 2017 Summer Night Markets in Vancouver
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The summer is looking a lot brighter in Richmond this year with the introduction of the new “Illumination Market” that will replace last year’s Panda Market. The Illumination Night Market will feature the first ever, largest summer lighting show in North America with nine different themes, copious lanterns, and unprecedented scale. Various exquisite dazzling lanterns will be displayed throughout the market, weaving a colorful sparkling world.
The new market will debut this Friday, May 5, marking the start of night market season in Vancouver! The Illumination Night Market will be held behind Home-Depot, just west of Knight Street Bridge in Richmond. For the first weekend, May 5 – May 7, you can enjoy free admission to experience the new market for yourself!
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New Illumination Summer Night Market Debuts this May
